diff --git a/src/backends/exec.c b/src/backends/exec.c
index a91d40b..a8d7892 100644
--- a/src/backends/exec.c
+++ b/src/backends/exec.c
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ create(const char *id) {
 
   if ((cfg = calloc(1, sizeof(cfg_t))) == NULL)
     return NULL;
-  strncpy(cfg->name, id, sizeof(cfg->name));
-  cfg->name[ID_MAX] = '\0';
+  snprintf(cfg->name, sizeof(cfg->name), "%s", id);
 
   return cfg;
 }
diff --git a/src/filters/preg.c b/src/filters/preg.c
index 96880d7..240078b 100644
--- a/src/filters/preg.c
+++ b/src/filters/preg.c
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ create(const char *id) {
 
   if ((cfg = calloc(1, sizeof(cfg_t))) == NULL)
     return NULL;
-  strncpy(cfg->id, id, sizeof(cfg->id));
-  cfg->id[sizeof(cfg->id) - 1] = '\0';
+  snprintf(cfg->id, sizeof(cfg->id), "%s", id);
 
   return cfg;
 }